The results of a report investigating diversity in the UK publishing industry revealed that over ** percent of employees were from ABC1 ('middle class') backgrounds in all roles from junior employments to executive management. Meanwhile, representation of employees hailing from lower income backgrounds was below ** percent across all categories.
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Publishing Perspectives. (February 12, 2021). Distribution of employees in the publishing industry in the United Kingdom as of October 2020, by class origin [Graph]. In ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½app×îа汾. Retrieved August 18, 2026, from /statistics/1218657/publishing-industry-workforce-by-class-uk/
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